Ireland vs Mexico: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Ireland
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 7.5% against 7.4% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 145th and Mexico ranks 143rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.7% | 41.6% | 16.1% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 43.3% | 34.2% | 9.2% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 28.5% | 10.4% | 18.1% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 7.7% | 10.2% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 5.4% | 3.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 6.8% | 3.2% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 8.4% | 0.3% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Ireland or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 7.5% against 7.4% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Ireland and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Mexico?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Mexico rank globally for food exports?
- Ireland ranks 145th and Mexico ranks 143rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.